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Nothing to see from the outside but this very cute window covering- as the title states, Janice Beaton intends to incorporate a charcuterie cafe a la Vancouver's fantastic salt tasting room into this property, which used to be the flower shop 2 doors west of Caffe Beano.

I LOVE SALT. Love it. Well sourced super good stuff. The pickled tongue and corned beef from The British Butchers are so fab. Oyama sausages, JZandC (or what ever they're call) smoked pig, well sourced cheese are all awesome.

It seems others in Calgary think the Salt idea is cool too. The Muse guys are opening a version, J Beaton is too. Domonique, the chef at Teatro, is opening a deli serving house made charcuterie. Three great new places to eat opening this summer. I can't wait.

Janice Beaton cheese - around back of Farm beside Beano - opened this week. Fabulous! Really Fabulous! Looks amazing - really truly beautiful and mmmmmmm . . . the cheese. And other treats! I could see through to Farm and it looks great as well. Definitely opening soon. Two - three weeks at the most. I can't wait.

Just got back from summer in Penticton. Such a lovely place!And while I was away JB opened and Manuel Latruwe and soon Farm. It is good to be back although I did have one very memorable meal in Penticton - will post soon.

Am looking forward to reading more about FARM. It is a terrific concept.

I have been to Ottawa twice in the past month or so and one spot which had recently opened on Murray Street is the Murray Street Kitchen - Wine - Charcutterie. I stopped in and have some very good cheese and cured meats.

I got to talking with a person who turned out to be the chef/co-owner and mentioned that charcuterie was quite popular on the west coast. I was thinking of Paprika, Cafe Brio, Choux-Choux and the like in Victoria but he mentioned SALT right away.

Funny you should mention Murray Street Kitchen -- I was just there last week and tried some great Quebec cheeses (not your regular cheddar or brie) and their elk salami. It was great! We were at Salt this past winter and loved that too. With the meat-atarian population in Calgary, the chacouterie business should do well. Looking forward to Farm!

I popped in on Sunday and had some melt in your mouth smoked duck, cured pork and as you mentioned delicious and not your "same old, same old" cheeses from Quebec and as it turns out close by Ottawa as well.